Apartment wall furniture.



No. 892,668. PATBNTED JULY 7, 1908. 0. R. JORDAN. APARTMENT WALL FURNITURE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 19. 1906.

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PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

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ES PATENT @lhli ttll'i Clliiltljl'ltv R. JORDAN, OF BERKEL Y, CALIFORNIA.

APARTMENT WAILL FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Application filed May 19, 1906. Serial No. 317,692.

To all whom it may (owe-m:

Be it known that l, (uARLns R. JORDAN, citizen of United States, residingutBerkeley, in the county of Memednv and State ol' Culifornia, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Apsr'unent \Vnll l urniture, of which the following; is it specification.

My invention rehues to wall furniture for sport ments.

It consists in the combiinition of parts,

mm in details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the {EU-- compu-nying drawings, in whieh-- Figure l is a horizontal section of it well showing my invention. vation showing one side of my device. Fig. 23 is o side-elevation showing my invention with the bed extended. Fig. 4 shows it hitching derive. l 'ig. 5 shows :1. means for adjusting the device with relation to the. lioor and cor-pct level. Fig. o is an enlarged view of the device. [or holding u-nd extendilul bed clothing.

It is the object of my invention to provide it means in connection with apartments whereby an ornmnenlnl article of furniture, or other lixture, appears within the apartment during the do and which nuiy be reversed to present. it bed or coueh to be occupied at night.

Asshown in Fig. .1, A A is a wall having;- ft door or like opening mudethri'nigh it, and 2 is it door or lrznne centrally pivoted at top and bottom so its to be turned around a vertical axis within this opening. This door portion c rries upon one side. :1 bed structure 3 which may be folded up to stand vertically against one side oi the door when not in use, and upon the other side may appear on urticle of tu'rniture or ornameutl. This may represent a. wardrobe with zt'l1llliOI,-:lbookease or a mantel with it gas grate below, and u mirror above, or any other suitable or equivalent piece of furniture. By the revolution of this structure about its vertical,

axis, the. oirnmnentel or useful piece of furniture 4 is presented toward the apartment as long es nnty he desired.

When the bed is to be used the device is releusediind revelvedsbout its vertical axis, and the bedwill be. brought to the front, and the other portion to the. rear. There. is a suli'lcient reress or spore. ut the. reruoi' the 2 is oh'out ole-- end the concealing of the part not in use within this space.

The pivots 5 and 6 at the top and bottom, and upon which the'devioe is turnuble, may be of any suitable. or desired construction to make the turning easy. Thus the pivots may be plain, r any suitable bull-bearing, or other iintitrietional device may be used, espeeinlly upon the lowermost pivot.

lu Fig. 5 l have shown the lowermost support. turnuble about u. tube 7 which extends upwz rdly having it head 8 fixed upon the upper end. Over this head 8 is titted it cup 9 making a close but tut-noble joint with 8. From the cup 9 :1 pipe 10 extends through on open slot in one side of the turnztble structure 2, and ronnected with this by an elbow, or other suitable means, is a. pipe ll which, it 2!. gas e'rule be used will supply gas to the grate when needed.

The pipe 11 may have a. suitable independent gas cock; but the head and up 8--,) l'orm also :1 safety cook or valve, because when the door structure 2 is turned so that the bed is n-esented in the apartment, the pipe to wil be turned around so for that communirslion with the opening in the head s will be cut oil and no gas can puss from the pip 7.

When the device is turned so that the grate is presented toward the room, the pipe 10 will be in open communionlion through head S with the pipe. 7, and by the usual gas cot-k the guts will be allowed to pass to the pipe ll through the grate.

The turnzible structure so designed that it can be. raised or lowered within certain limits so that it will turn as near to the lloor as required when n bare floor is used, and it may be raised within certain limits so that it rugs or carpets otsome thickness approach the door, it can be raised to clear them.

threaded on the inside and forming a sort 0i nut. This plate is secured to the bottom of the door 2 and {its upon a threaded sleeve- 13, which sleeve surrounds the pipe 7, its

plainly shown in Fig. 5.

14 is a set screw which looks the plate 6 and the serew 13 at :iny desired adjustment. l l it is required to raise or lower the door with "Wall opening to :dlow ot' this vortieol turning i relation to the floor, the screw H may be loosened, and by turning the threaded sleeve projecting stop which when the' door is I in the position just described the vertical,

turned in one direction, contacts with the corresponding edge 16 of the opening in the wall A. The opposite edge swings freely through the opening. upon the other side to allow the device to be'reversed, but when jointrnay be concealed by a strip 17 which is hinged as shown at 18 so as to be partially turned around and its outer face, when thus turned, forms a stop against which the part 15 is arrested when the device has been reversed. \This structure is locked in either position by means of a foot lever 19 having an upturned end 20 which engages an open- 'i'ng-in the bottom of the door 2, and which is-made to normally engage such an opening by'tn'e action of a spring 21'. 1

An upwardly pro ecting foot-piece 22 extends through an opening 1n the floor, so that by pressing the foot upon the piece 22, the oint 20 Wlll be depressed sufiiciently to reease the structure and allow it to be turned.

The foot being released from the pressure pin or plate, the point 20 will always be in position to automatically catch and engage the door whenever it is turned to a closed position in'either direction.

The bed-frame 3 may be made of angle iron or other suitable or desired material, and its end lies close to the wall 2 when the bed is in a horizontal position.

23 is a fixed bracket from the door frame 2, andits outer end carries the pivots 2 1 about which the bed is turnable these pivots being intermediate of the length of the frame, and at such a distance from the wall as to allow the inner or wall end of the bed to stand in a vertical position when the bed is turned up without striking the floor.

, The. ornamental head-board 25 may be carried upon the inner end or" the bracket and is stationary. The foot-board 26 is carried upon the outer end of the bed.

27 are foldable legs upon which the outer end of the bed is supported when extended.

In order to properly suspend the bedclothes, to tuckor hold them with relation to the foot of the bed, when the latter is extended, and to separate them so that air may circulate whenthe bed is turned up l have shown the following construction:

At the foot of the bed and journaled in the saaces these posts are the irection pulleys 29, and

at the head of the bed frame 3 are the guide and direction pulleys 30. Over these pulleys passes a flexible cord or rope 31 which operates as follows: This cord is fixed to the door frame or bracket as shown at 32. Thence it passes over and between the pulleys 30 which run together to keep it in posi tion, and to the direction pulley 29 over which it passes, thence over the pulleys 28, returning over pulleys at 29, thence alon the bed frame and over guide pulleys 30, an to a point of attachment 33, the cord being long enough to form a bightor slack portion between the pulleys 30 and the point of attachment 33.

The various portions of the bed clothing are represented at 34, and may re resent a sheet, counterpane, or other articles which are located above the mattress 35. The upermost of these articles of bed-clothing is connected by a safety-pin, clamp or other device 36 with the cord 31.

37 is a flexible cord or connection extending from the clamp 36 and connecting respecti with the clamps 38 and 39, each of which is attached to the end of one of the superposed articles of bed clothing These cords 37 extend down and aresecured' to the bed frame as shown at 40 Fig". 6.

The 0 eration of this device will be as follows: When the bed is extended the exten sicn causes pull upon the cord from its attachment 32 wiiu'eh, pulling the. inner portion down, will pull the upper clips or attach-' ments of the bed clothing 36 down with it.

This brings the upper article of bed clothing into contaclz with the second, and the second with'the ird, and as the inner portion of the cord 1 is ulled still farther down, the lower ends of tile bed down behind the end of the mattress 35, sliding ofvcr a protecting plate 41, which is shown in Fig. 3, and the bed clothing will thus be tucked over the foot of .the bed. When the ment will slacken the pull on the cord 31 from the point 32, and as the inner end of the bed frame moves downwardly. as shown in the dotted lines Fig. 3, the bight or slack or-' tion contiguous to the fixed saint-33 wil be straightened out. This wil cause a pull upon the outer portion of the lift the articles of bed clothing successively, commencing at the top so that they are all clear of the mattress, and this action will continue until the cords 37 have been straightened out the attachment at 40 limitin the distance to which the cord and the bed 0 othing can be moved. Thus when the bed has been turned into a vertical position all the bed clothing will be separated and exposed for airing. The bed is held in its upturned clothing will be pulled bed is turned up, the first movecords 31, as shown in Fig. 6, the result of which will be to.

turnable in an 0 position by means of a spring latch 43 carried upon the upper part of the turnable door structure 2, and engaging with the lower or foot roller 44 which extends between the posts 26.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A reversible wall attachment for apartments consisting of a door structure having pivots at the center of the top and bottom ening in the wall, a fixed sto u on one e e of the doo, contacting wit t e ed e of tie 0 enin upon one side, and a folda le stop adhpted to engage and cover the opposite side.

2. A Wall attachment for apartments, consi'sting of a door or structure havin central pivots at top and bottom and turnahle in an opening in the wall, stops by which a joint is formed with the edges of the door when turned in either position, and a latch by which the door is locked.

, the wall,

- 3. Ina wall attachment for apartments, a door or structure turnable upon centrally located vertical pivots having a bed hinged to one side and turnable about the pivots, joint-forming means formed at the e ges, a atch adapted to engage and hold the door when turned, with either face outward and a' depressible foot button or piece whereby the latch may be disengaged.

4. A Wall attachment for apartments consisting of a door structure, centrally located vertical pivots about which it is turnable, a means for adjusting the door upward or downward in its openings, said means con sisting of-a erforated plate fixed to the bottom of t e door, and an externally threaded sleeve urnable within the plate, and means for lcpking the two at any point of ad'ustment.

5. na Wall attachment for apartments, a' door or structure having vertical pivots and turnable in an means for-latching the either face outward, means lowering the door within its yielding concealing strip extending transversely over the up er joint of the door.

6. In a Wall attac ment for apartments, a door or structure having centrally located vertical ivots andturnable in an opening in the Wii 1., means for latching the door with either face outward, means for raising or lowering tliedoor within its opening, and a concealing strip extending ti-ansversel over 0 ening in the upper 'oint of the door, said strip being hinged an turnable to allow the swung upon its pivots.

7. A'wall attachment for apartments and the like, said attachment consisting of a door or structure having central pivots top and door to be bottom turnable in an o ening in the wall, a bed carried upon one si( e of said structure, a gas grate and mantle upon the. opposite side, means for supplying and cutting oil the gas supply, said means comprising a vertical supply pipe having a head upon its upper end, a cap forming a close turnable joint with said head, an opening made through the head, a pipe carried by the cap and connecting with the grate, said pipe registering with the head and the su ply )ipe opening when the grate is presenter in the room, and being cut oil therefrom when the structure is 'reversed. V

8. A wall attachment for apartments consisting of a door or structure having central pivots at the top and bottom and turnable in the wall opening, an article of furniture fixed to one side of the said structure, a bed hinged to the opposite side of the structure turnable to stanr in a vertical or horizontal position, and a latch by which it is engaged and held in its vertical position, to be revoluble with the door about its vertical aXis.

9. In a wall attachment for apartments, a door or structure having centrally located -pivots at the lop and bottom turnable within an opening in the wall, a bracket fixed to one side of said structure projecting therefrom, a bed frame pivoted intermediate of its ends to said bracket and turnable to stand either vertically or horizpntally, and means for attaching and separating the bed clothing in unison with the movements of the bed, said means including cords passing over guide pulleys at top and bottom of the footboard, separate connections between the cords and the foot of the bed-clothing, direction ulleys at the head of the bed, fixed attacliments "for one end of the cords, and an attachment for the other ends to the end of the bed projecting beyond the fulcrum centrally located or relaxes. the cords.

10. A wall attachment for apartments con- (oor with sisting of a turnable structure, a bracket for raising or fixed to the lower opening, and a pivoted to the outer end of the bracket capart ha ing a bed frame )able of being turned up or down, pulleys located in the outer end of the and f1 a'ine, a cord passing over said pulleys fuming at achments for its ends, connections between said cord andthe bed clothing whereby the movement of upturning or extending the bed will separate or assemble the' bed clothing.

' In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witncsses.

UHARLES R. JORDAN.

WVitnesses G. A. DANIELS,

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